Nearly A Dozen Personnel Changes Approved At SSISD
Sulphur Springs Independent School District Board of Trustees during their regular meeting this week approved 11 staff changes in readiness for the new school year, which begins on Aug. 20. The trustees also approved teacher appraisers and appraisal calendars. One new teacher was hired, 1 aide resigned, one aide was reassigned and the rest were new support staff. LaToya Hood’s resignation as a special education aide at high...
Hopkins County Grand Jury Indictments for June 2023
The following charges have been reviewed by a Hopkins County Grand Jury. That Jury found reasonable cause to charge these individuals with the listed offence. 2329823 ARNOLD,KERRY DEVON POSS CS PG 1/1-B >=1G<4G 2329824 BILLS,JONATHAN HUTCH ABANDON ENDANGER CHILD INT/KNOW/RECK/CRIM NEG 2329825 CRUMP,LEXI TAYLOR ABANDON ENDANGER CHILD INT/KNOW/RECK/CRIM NEG 2329826 BRYANT,DEREK GRIFFIN II POSS CS PG 2 >= 4G < 400G 2329827...
Villarino, Carpenter Recognized As Top Seniors In SSHS Class of 2022
Joel Villarino and Dawson Pace Carpenter were recognized as the top seniors in the Sulphur Springs High School Class of 2022. Villarino, son of Mario Villarino and Leah Larsen, is this year’s valedictorian. Carpenter, son of Rodney and Nikki Carpenter, earned salutatorian honors with a 4.43 weighted grade point average. The pair have been friends since second grader when they were in the same class at Bowie Primary School. While...
Wildcats A and B Middle School Football Teams 7-0 With One Game Left Tuesday
The Middle School Wildcat football teams traveled to Hallsville to face the Bobcats and all three (A, B, and C) 8th grade football teams came out with victories. A and B teams recorded their seventh win of the season making them 7-0 with only 1 game left to go. The A Team won a close one versus Hallsville 15-14. The A team offense scored in the final minute of the game and went for the two-point conversion to go up by 1 point, but the...
SSHS Academic UIL Team Earns 12 Medals At State Contest
Matthew Harper, Literary Criticism Team Named State Champs Sulphur Springs High School sophomore (second from left) Matthew Harper is the state UIL literary criticism champion, and the literary criticism team consisting of Harper, Andrew Westlund, Carissa Carter, Lainey Whittle are state literary criticism championship team. Also pictured are (left) state literary criticism director Mark Bernier and (right) SSHS literary criticism...
SSHS Wins Judy Tipping UIL Academic Meet
Sulphur Springs High School hosted our annual spring UIL meet this past weekend, with 39 schools attending. We chose to rename our meet in memory of Miss Judy Tipping, one of Sulphur Springs’ lifelong educators, for her unwavering commitment to UIL. For the small school division, New Boston High School won first place sweepstakes, the Overall Journalism award, and second place team in speech, while Canton High School won second place...